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A Gift

Luzviminda G. RiveraMay 1, 2019

A Gift written by: LUZVIMINDA G. RIVERA You inspired me more than anybody else To strive for more learning and improve my craft You’ve shown me ho...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

The Gift of Me

paeansunpluggedApril 24, 2019

The gift of me written by: paeansunplugged I gift unto myself the gift of me to be who I want to be and not what others expect from me to ne...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

The Sleeping Guru

Aurora KastaniasApril 23, 2019

The Sleeping Guru written by: Aurora Kastanias He had a hard time remembering his dreams Envy invaded his synapses at dawns to think That Morpheus...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Angel of Mine

Andrew ScobieApril 4, 2019

Angel of Mine written by: Andrew Scobie One cold Wednesday afternoon I met a friend of mine, Joseph, in a local club. Let me tell you about Jo...

EnglishLiterature10 min read

What Vincent Would Paint

TM ArkoMarch 11, 2019

What Vincent Would Paint written by: TM Arko Vincent would paint Those flowers He would use Too much Paint Hurriedly Nervously Passionately Th...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

The Woman

Papia RayMarch 8, 2019

The Woman written by: Papia Ray A wonder of wonders is the woman. Great Nature's gift to mankind, A blessing to the world she lives in, A permanent...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Santa’s Rubbish

PJ StephensonDecember 24, 2018

Santa's Rubbish written by: PJ Stephenson @tweeting_writer “This isn’t how I planned to spend Christmas Eve,” I said, my head emerging from a bin b...

12 Days of ChristmasChristmasEnglishFeatured PostLiterature5 min read

Remembering Tomorrow

Barbara AvonJuly 15, 2018

Remembering Tomorrow written by: Barbara Avon @barb_avon December 21st, 2030 I can’t shake this feeling of urgency. It’s a sick feeling – ...

EnglishFeatured PostLiterature9 min read

Time Is All You Can Give

John BaverstockMay 14, 2018

Time Is All You Can Give written by: JOHN BAVERSTOCK Time is all you can give, Share this precious gift with all, Learn to love and forgive one and ...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Rocking Chairs

Vickie MryczkoMarch 24, 2018

Rocking Chairs written by: Vickie Mryczko @vickiemryczko Two rocking chairs of oak were presented one day; a secret gift crafted, to relax and play ...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Dia y Noche

Luiz SyphreDecember 3, 2017

Dia y Noche written by: Luiz Syphre @poetandkids Once upon a time...a very, very long time ago, before the earth looked like it does and befor...

EnglishLiterature7 min read

To Live And To Love

Edward PonceNovember 7, 2017

To Live And To Love written by: Edward Ponce To live and to love are both gifts from heaven Gifts that were given to all men Sometimes treated as a ...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

FLIPPED

Jenna MoquinOctober 25, 2017

FLIPPED written by: Jenna Moquin @JennaMoquin Cora Connors waited in front of the library for her son Jordan, he was inside with his grandmother. T...

13 Days of HalloweenEnglishFeatured PostHalloweenLiterature11 min read

The Gift Of Nature

Gayl WrightSeptember 23, 2017

The Gift of Nature written by: Gayl Wright @GaylWright When I walk outside on a bright autumn day where the wind blows cool making all the trees s...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

I was born and bred in Coventry and write under the pseudonym 'Ricky Hawthorne', a character from one of my favourite books from my teenage years, 'Ghost Story' by Peter Straub. In 2002, fearing I would lose my job, I started an MBA in Theatre, Film and Literature at Warwick University, graduating in 2006. During the course I, inexplicably, developed a film narrative inside my head. I then wrote out a script. My first screenplay – ‘Myth’. Since then I have completed four more with the latest ‘Would Love to Meet’ being the first requested by a producer through Inktip. I also have written three teleplays based on my own short stories, a children’s short story, 3 stage plays, a TV Pilot and found my fondness for writing poetry return after several years of dry wood. I am married to my lovely Mairea and we have 5 children.